Research Officer I at International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

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Research Officer I

Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute to analytical work of the Foresight and Policy Team within the People, Policies, and Institutions Program (PPI) of ILRI. Areas of research will include livestock foresight and policy analysis, investment prioritization, and related areas.
• Synthesis of studies and literature around topical issues affecting food, land, and water systems to generate policy relevant messages.
• Contribute to drafting and dissemination of technical reports/papers on understanding, planning, and responding to emerging food, land, and water policy crises.
• Contribute to preparation of policy dialogue meetings at national and regional levels focusing on priority topics.
• Participate in regional events/processes such as Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) processes to link CGIAR tools and analyses to regional policy agenda.
• Contribute to the communication of PPI work through preparation of publications such as working papers, policy briefs, technical reports, journal publications, conference papers, posters, brochures, and presentations at policy forums.
• Contribute to capacity sharing activities including organizing and implementing relevant training for partners and other stakeholders.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in economics, agricultural economics, development economics or other related field with application to agri-food systems.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience post-graduation with the master’s degree.
• Experience in agri-food systems research using mixed methods analysis.
• Knowledge and experience in food, land, and water systems issues in low-and-middle income countries.
• Demonstrated ability and experience in data collection, data analysis, and outputs generation—i.e., reports and scientific publications. 
• Experience in conducting literature search and drafting high-quality policy documents and related correspondence.
• Experience in capacity sharing for improved policy and investment decisions.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain professional contacts, and to interact with national officials and experts, other researchers, international organizations, development partners, and other stakeholders.
• Proficiency in using Ms Office and statistical packages such as STATA, R, SPSS, etc.
• Demonstrated good organizational skills and ability to work with a minimum of supervision.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) on www.ilri.org to apply